layers

Exceptional demand for eggs during the Covid lockdown led UK supermarket to reintroduce white eggs to retail shelves. Photo: Canva
11-12-2023 | News

Managing white hens in a free-range setting

Precision nutrition strategies to extend the laying cycle are becoming increasingly important. Photo: Canva
24-11-2023 | News

Precision layer nutrition for quality eggs

A recent study aimed to develop an accurate, high-throughput protocol for sex determination using small volumes of blood. Photo: Canva
23-11-2023 | News

Real-time polymerase chain reaction for poultry sex genotyping

The new natural daylight standard will require barn and free-range members to provide natural daylight in houses for all hens by the age of 21 weeks. Photo: Canva
22-11-2023 | News

New welfare standards for laying hens cause concerns

Researchers looked at alternatives to antibiotics to improve the growth and laying performance of poultry and boost health and welfare. Photo: Canva
31-10-2023 | News

Effects of lactulose as a prebiotic in laying hens

Chris Harrison's family farm in North Yorkshire run 820 acres of arable land and 64,000 free-range layers. Photo: Canva
27-10-2023 | News

Tackling climate change through prioritising business resilience

Building on tradition in the egg liquor business
23-10-2023 | Article

Building on tradition in the egg liquor business

Researchers are looking into the link between sound waves and layer gene expression in an effort to achieve more female chicks in place of males. Photo: Canva
27-09-2023 | News

Can sound alter layer gene expression?

Professor Dunn: “For many decades, poultry breeders have chosen which birds to breed according to a mix of many factors, but it has not been possible to account for bone quality in live hens. Photo: Mark Pasveer
22-09-2023 | News

Improving layer hen welfare with better keel bone health